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  • Nº117 # Date: 2018-06-17 - 10:40
  • # Max Depth: 6.1m Duration: 30mins
Diver's Notes

A dull morning in Dublin. Cloudy and misty rain. The rain eased off for our dive though so we were nice and dry suiting up. The morning was a bit chilly with a light breeze. Calm seas, LOW TIDE at 08:28 so the bay was filling as we began our dive. Very few swimmers about at the start of our dive. A couple of rib boats in the bay as well with other divers but they were much further out in the bay. We set off heading north out of the bay to get into a bit of deeper . Too shallow in the middle of the bay for our dive.

So relaxed for the second dive of the year. Saw many different species in the bay and a kind of a pipefish which I've never seen in Sandycove before. It was long and very skinny with a long snout. Reminds me of one i saw in Thailand some years back. There was the usual crab about, lobster, star fish, Goby's, plaice, hermit crab and a few compass jelly fish. Came across a beautiful white sea urchin about the size of a basketball. Beautiful.

Near the end of our dive the sea was becoming choppy as the wind picked up and there was a bit of a swell developing. The bay was becoming busy with divers, kayakers and swimmers. All in all a lovely dive and it was nice and relaxed.

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 17°C Bottom 13°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Photo, Shore dive
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Aqualung - Maverick
  • Regulator: Aqualung - Glacia
  • Other: Suunto - 2+1 Console (depth,air,compass)
  • Mask: H2O Odyssey 3 - MS8
  • Dry suit: Oceanic -
  • Computer: Suunto - Zoop
  • Camera: GoPro - Hero 4 Silver & Housing
  • Weights: 15 kg
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  • Dive buddies: Mick Frizzelle
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     140 → 70 bar
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  • Average depth: 4.1m
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Species Identified

Chrysaora hysoscella (Linnaeus, 1766) (Compass jellyfish) Jellyfish are propelled through the water by means of pulsations of the bell. They often become washed ashore by wind and storms, where they die. This jellyfish catches its food with its tentacles, which can be extended an...
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Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758 (European plaice) European plaice are active mainly at night, when they feed on molluscs and polychaete worms , which are crushed with the strong jaws . During the day they tend to lie hidden, often partially buried in the sediment . ...
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Sagartiogeton laceratus (Dalyell, 1848)
Astropecten irregularis (sand star)
Pomatoschistus minutus (Pallas, 1770) (freckled goby) In the sand goby Pomatoschistus minutus (Teleostei; Gobiidae), a distribution-wide study showed that spatial variation at the rhodopsin gene matches the characteristics of specific light environments. This match sugg...
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Homarus gammarus (Linnaeus, 1758) (European lobster) The common lobster is a scavenger, and uses its pincers to manipulate food items . The sexes are separate, spawning occurs once a year in summer, and after mating, the female carries the eggs on her walking legs for a...
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Cancer pagurus (Edible crab) Adult edible crabs take a very wide range of prey species, and are important predators of molluscs . When on sediments, these crabs dig large pits in order to find food . Females reach maturity at carapace widths of 1...
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Syngnathus acus Linnaeus, 1758 (Greater pipefish)

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